Radio: Comeback for Lanza

Hulking Hollywood Tenor Mario Lanza was a big box-office hit 3½ years
ago in The Great Caruso. But when his temperament interfered with his
work on The Student Prince, M-G-M canceled his contract (TIME, Sept.
15, 1952). Lanza relaxed in his rented ($2,000 a month) Beverly Hills
house, eating well while his already overstuffed bulk swelled to 250
Ibs.

Certain that M-G-M would eventually relent, Mario refused to be
downhearted. Born the same year that Enrico Caruso died (1921), Mario
feels that nature intended him as Caruso's replacement. To underline
the idea, he has faithfully followed Caruso's taste in black Homburgs
and...